Chapter 56: The Agreement

“I know it’s been you all this time, following Gita wherever she goes. Or do I need to mention the places so you’ll believe me?” I challenged.

Kenn’s face still showed no significant change in expression.

“At the library, at the garden behind the school, at the mall, and then.…” I deliberately let my sentence trail off.

“You deliberately spied on me?” Kenn cut in.

You deliberately spied on Gita too!” I shot back sharply.

Kenn groaned in irritation. He closed his eyes for a moment, then opened them again with a sharp gaze. “Fine. What do you want from me?”

“Wow, I didn’t expect you to be that smart, Kenn,” I said in a deliberately surprised tone. “You have to fulfill three of my requests.”

Just as Kenn was about to protest, I immediately cut him off. “Actually, I wanted five requests, but I don’t think you’d be able to handle them. So three will be enough.”

Kenn let out a rough breath. “Fine. What are your requests?”

“First, you have to obey whatever I ask for one month. Second,” I paused for a moment, “that’s all for now.”

“What if I refuse?”

“That’s up to you. If you don’t want to, then I’ll be forced to do something,” I said, deliberately pausing while glancing toward Gita, who looked worried as she watched us. “I’ll tell Gita that there’s a cowardly guy who’s been following her everywhere all this time.”

Kenn stared at me with a piercing gaze, then let out a resigned breath. “Fine. I’ll comply with all your requests. Are you satisfied now?”

“Wait. Don’t rush,” I said. “Wait for me at the parking lot. I’ll come later.”

I knew that right now Kenn was truly furious. His sharp gaze was fixed straight on my eyes, and the veins at his temples stood out prominently, as if any moment now he would gladly erase me from the face of the earth.

“So? Or would you prefer me to tell—”

“Don’t take too long, or I’ll leave,” Kenn cut in as he walked ahead of me.

I laughed in satisfaction inwardly.

Got you, Kenn.

After Kenn left, I immediately approached Gita. “Come on, let’s go home.”

“Do you have a problem with Kenn?” Gita asked.

She watched Kenn’s back as he slowly walked away.

“Why do you think that?” I asked back while continuing to walk toward the school gate.

“Earlier I saw that Kenn seemed angry. I’m afraid the incident at the basketball court might happen again.”

I immediately turned toward Gita, who was walking beside me. “You saw that incident too?”

Gita moved her hands nervously. “No. I didn’t get to see it because I was in the library at the time. Earlier in class, a lot of people were talking about Kenn’s fight.”

“Oh, I see. Do you know who Kenn beat up?”

“I heard rumors that they were three twelfth-grade students,” Gita replied hesitantly.

“Do you still remember the three guys who bothered you this morning near the restroom?”

Gita looked at me in confusion, then nodded.

“Those three guys are the ones Kenn beat up.”

At that moment, Gita’s eyes widened in shock. Maybe there were countless questions swirling in her head right now, but she hadn’t had the chance to voice them because we had already arrived at the gate. Gita’s ride had arrived as well.

“Frel, do you want to go home with me?”

“No, Gita. Thank you. I’m already used to taking public transportation.”

Gita finally went home. After her car was no longer in sight, I immediately turned around and headed toward the parking lot.

I was going to meet Kenn.

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